Reports emerging from Onda Cero suggest Carlo Ancelotti is leaving Real Madrid at the end of the current campaign, even after renewing his contract back in December; he feels this season could be a natural conclusion with the club.
Ancelotti managed Madrid from 2013 to 2015 and once again from 2021, thus leaving in his wake an impressive list of three UEFA Champions League titles, two championships of La Liga, and a couple of Copa del Rey titles that have put him as one of the best managers at the club. He will now leave and end an era at the "White House."
Xabi Alonso currently leads the race to succeed Ancelotti. The 43-year-old former Real Madrid midfielder is one of the highly rated young coaches in European football, currently managing Bayer Leverkusen.
Alonso spent five years with Real Madrid between 2009 and 2014, so his love for the club runs deep, hence an excellent candidate to take over at the reins of the club into the future.
This now ushers Real Madrid into a new era as they look to continue their storied history with a face many are familiar with at the helm.
With Alonso likely to be appointed, this promises to be a seamless and successful shift into this new era.
Stay tuned as this story develops and Real Madrid prepares to turn the page on a celebrated chapter.